11 killed in road accident in Pakistan

At least 11 people were killed, including five womenand two children, and 14 others injured as a passenger van skidded off a mountain in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhthunkhwa province today.

The van, which was on its way to Mardan from Swat district, plungedinto a deep ditchnear Shaheed Morr when the driver lost control over the wheels while negotiating a deep turn.

The deceased also included four members of a family belonging to Swatdistrict.

The injured have been shifted to Peshawar hospitals.